Her Majestic Battle Cry 769
Chapter 769
Rafael grinned. “This concludes my interrogation.”
“Is that all you've got?” Eleanor scoffed, her tone icy. “Aren’t you going to ask more? Go on, keep going.”
“Don’t worry. | won't be the one interrogating you. Someone else will take care of that. Prepare yourself. Tonight's
session might last until dawn,” Rafael said as he stood.
Eleanor glared at him fiercely. “Do you really think I'm scared? No matter who interrogates me, | won't give you a
different answer. Don’t think for a moment I'm unaware of your schemes, Rafael! You'll never escape your
punishment. Bring on whatever tricks you have. You're going down with me!”
“There are no tricks. Everything will be handled according to the law,” Rafael said, striding out of the
interrogation room.
Once Rafael left, Matthew entered and took a seat.
“Eleanor, I'm not here to question you about the rebellion. We found multiple corpses and dozens of baby
skeletons in the ancient well at your residence. I've already interrogated your household servants, and they all
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtsaid you were responsible for these deaths. Will you confess?”
Eleanor shot him a cold glance and said nothing, her expression one of disdain.
Matthew leaned back in his chair. “No rush. We can take our time.”
At Ironridge Estate, Jessica glared at Carissa. The Marquis of Ironridge, Leopold, was also present. Carissa mainly
wanted to question the couple, so no one else was present.
It was well known that Eleanor and the matriarch of the Marquis of Ironridge’s household were not on good
terms. Despite being in-laws, they rarely interacted. Jessica was the type to frequently demand to go back to her
maternal home, and Eleanor paid her attitude no mind.
Over time, Margaret had grown tired of dealing with Eleanor and saw no need to meet with her unless absolutely
necessary.
“We honestly didn’t know anything about it. I've never even heard of that dungeon,” Leopold said, quickly
distancing himself from the situation, his expression resigned. “You know my mother-in-law dislikes me,
Commander Sinclair. | can count the number of times | visited Harmony Palace on one hand.”
Carissa turned to Jessica and asked, “According to the testimony from the steward and several servants, the
women in Harmony Palace's inner household have endured considerable torment from you. Do you recall a maid
named Camille Hudson?”
“Those are just baseless accusations,” Jessica retorted coldly. “Now that Harmony Palace has fallen, they want to
shift all their wrongdoing onto me. | don’t even know who Camille is, so how could | have killed her?”
Leopold suddenly tensed.
Carissa’s gaze sharpened. “I never said Camille was dead, Lady Jessica. If you don’t know her, how do you know
she’s dead?”
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Jessica froze, then turned to the scribe, Kirk, and shouted angrily, “Don’t write that! I'm being coerced into a
confession! | didn’t kill Camille!”
But Kirk ignored her and continued writing. Jessica sprang to her feet, rushing over to snatch the paper. Michael
stood in her way, forcing her to retreat a few steps.
“If you don’t cooperate, I'll have to take you back to the SuprCourt and let the officials there question you,
Lady Jessica,” Carissa said coolly.
“How dare you, Carissa Sinclair?!” Jessica spun around, her eyes filled with resentment. “This is all part of your
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmand Rafael’s scheme! My mother didn’t plot against the throne. Those weapons were merely for self- defense. As
for those women, they willingly becconcubines. They chose to enter our household and live lavishly, so they
must accept the consequences.”
Carissa’s eyes turned frigid. “It seems you're playing dumb on purpose. You know full well whether those women
chose to be concubines or were forced into going to Harmony Palace. Since you refuse to talk, we'll head back to
the SuprCourt.”
“Try laying a hand onand see what happens!” Jessica snapped.
The Capital Guard hesitated, and even Michael took a step back when she advanced.
But Carissa didn’t let up. In a swift motion, she stepped forward and twisted Jessica's arm behind her back,
causing her to cry out in pain.
“Let go of me! That hurts! Letgo...!”
Leopold paled, shocked that Carissa had the audacity to lay hands on his wife. While he didn't have a deep
emotional bond with Jessica, having her taken to the SuprCourt would bring shupon the *Marquis of
Ironridge’s household.
“Commander Sinclair!” Leopold called out, hoping to plead for her.
Carissa shot him a cold glare, silencing the words on his lips.